Google rolling out Pilot Program

[murkurie]

Woot, awesome video.
If just to watch laptops get smashed. xD

As far, as I have heard there is no java on it, it doesn't have a desktop, chromeOS is basically a bootable broswer. But using dev mode, someone did dual boot with ubuntu, so you could play minecraft on it I guess

You need a desktop to run Java?
Java is used in alot of Google Apps ya know.
You can't really have a web browser these days without a java plugin.
Pretty much I was thinking of it running through the web browser, nothing fancy. Though that would work just fine.
The question rather is how well does non casual programs run on the thing as its mostly intended for Google Apps.
Its just a random curiousity off the top of my head anyway.

Java and JavaScript are entirely different, and that plugin you speak of is a way to use the JRE in a browser for applets. and as far as I know, google uses 0 java in any of there online apps, only java script

 

[SifJar]

25 Google Chrome Notebooks were harmed in this video, but no data was lost.

A video, for lol.

In that video, there is a blackboard with a mathematical puzzle on it. The guy who solved it got a free Cr-48 (I know, they're free anyway, but his was guaranteed, and maybe he didn't have to be in the US). He solved the puzzle, converted the numbers he got as the solution to letters, appended them to the end of goog.le (google's url shortening service) and arrived at a page congratulating him for solving the mensa verified puzzle and allowing him to input his details to claim his netbook.

 

[Stevetry]

anyone got any of the notebooks ?

 

[Joe88]

tracker now says one is coming to my zip code on monday

 

[ThatDudeWithTheFood]

tracker now says one is coming to my zip code on monday

Lucky I wish I could test.

 

[Haloman800]

25 Google Chrome Notebooks were harmed in this video, but no data was lost.

A video, for lol.

In that video, there is a blackboard with a mathematical puzzle on it. The guy who solved it got a free Cr-48 (I know, they're free anyway, but his was guaranteed, and maybe he didn't have to be in the US). He solved the puzzle, converted the numbers he got as the solution to letters, appended them to the end of goog.le (google's url shortening service) and arrived at a page congratulating him for solving the mensa verified puzzle and allowing him to input his details to claim his netbook.

Source?

 

[trumpet-205]

tracker now says one is coming to my zip code on monday

Not for me. No package to my ZIP code.

 

[SifJar]

25 Google Chrome Notebooks were harmed in this video, but no data was lost.

A video, for lol.

In that video, there is a blackboard with a mathematical puzzle on it. The guy who solved it got a free Cr-48 (I know, they're free anyway, but his was guaranteed, and maybe he didn't have to be in the US). He solved the puzzle, converted the numbers he got as the solution to letters, appended them to the end of goog.le (google's url shortening service) and arrived at a page congratulating him for solving the mensa verified puzzle and allowing him to input his details to claim his netbook.

Source?

Plenty of links telling the story here : http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&s...q=&gs_rfai=

 

[GH0ST]

Even for that one it was US only ( the winner is a french guy Sylvain Zimmer in fact he said : The form says that I should live in the U.S. to receive the notebook but sorry that’s not the case obviously! I left the address of a U.S. relative but I can’t imagine it being a real issue just for one laptop. I’ll keep everybody updated as I get contacted by Google. )

 

[Hypershad12]

I found an easier way to register after I got a weird referral to the program: services.google.com/fb/forms/cr48basic

 

[Joe88]

it wasnt mine, says delivered but I didnt get anything

 

[dragon574444]

Haven't gotten mine, not that I'm expecting one. Would be nice though...

 

[golden]

Just read through all 11 pages and all I got from this thread is Jakob95 is really annoying.

Also, since they tell you that they will specifically contact you if you are selected, why is everyone so intent on finding secret UPS logs etc? Won't they contact you through one of your contacts in the app saying "Hey congrats it's coming!"

 

[Satangel]

Just swept through this review of the CR-48, it's pretty positive.
IMHO it's just a sort of pioneer thingy, it's something for the near future.

 

[Rydian]

Also, since they tell you that they will specifically contact you if you are selected, why is everyone so intent on finding secret UPS logs etc? Won't they contact you through one of your contacts in the app saying "Hey congrats it's coming!"

We've heard of people getting them with no notice.

 

[Deleted User]

Crap, only 16 and Lived in the USA...well I hope something else is there in two years where I might be in the USA.

 

[golden]

I think my dad's company is getting a batch of 10-20 of these sweet things. Hopefully he can get me one to test. Excited!!